Solanum lycopersicum, a close-up view of growing tomato fruit in a garden in Cairo Egypt

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The tomato is the edible berry of the plant Solanum lycopersicum, commonly known as a tomato plant. The species originated in western South America and Central America. The Nahuatl word tomatl gave rise to the Spanish word tomate, from which the English word tomato derived Scientific name: Solanum lycopersicum Family: Solanaceae Higher classification: Nightshade Kingdom: Plantae Order: Solanales

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Location: Egypt
Photo credit: © Tamer Adel / Alamy / Afripics
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